Accidents - Stairs or steps - 0-5 years old - Year 2010 - Upper Leg

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 414
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/14/2010	Age: 6 months	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Stairs or steps
6MOM BEING CARRIED DOWN STEPS BY UNCLE, SLIPPED AND FELL DOWN 3-4 STEPS PT LANDED ON UNCLE'S CHEST. WONT USE L LEG. DX L FEMUR FX
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 12/08/2010	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Stairs or steps
3 YOM FELL DOWN THE STAIRS AT HOME INJURING RIGHT LEG FEMUR FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/28/2010	Age: 6 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Stairs or steps
6 MO FEMALE FELL DOWN STEPS. DX FEMUR FX
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/07/2010	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Stairs or steps, Electric lighting equipment
2YOM HAVING HIS BIRTHDAY PARTY, RAN UP STAIRS & REACHED TO TURN ON LIGH T, LOST BALANCE FALLING BACKWARD DOWN STEPS; FEMUR FX.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/18/2010	Age: 8 months	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Stairs or steps
8 MO FEMALE BEING HELD BY MOTHER AND THEY FELL DOWN THE STEPS. DX FEMU R FX
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/16/2010	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Stairs or steps
3 YOM FRACTURE TO LEFT FEMUR S/P FALLING DOWN STAIRS
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 09/11/2010	Age: 12 months	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Stairs or steps
DX: 1 YO M FELL DOWN STAIRS BADLY LANDING ON R LEG CAUSING R ANKLE PAIN , AND R FEMUR FX; CASTED, XRAYS, *, MORPHINE, *
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/02/2010	Age: 14 months	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Stairs or steps
14MOM FELL DOWN 2-3 STEPS, REFUSING TO BEAR WT DX: FRAC R UPPER LEG
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/26/2010	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Stairs or steps
2YOM JUMPED OFF 2 STAIRS LANDING ONTO TWISTED LT LEG >>FEMUR FX
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/17/2010	Age: 5 months	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Stairs or steps
5MOM WAS BEING HELD BY GRANDMOTHER, WHO FELL DOWN THE STAIRS WITH HIM, AT HOME, HE;S GUARDING LT LOWER LEG. DX; FRACTURED LT FEMUR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/16/2010	Age: 9 months	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Stairs or steps
9MOF PT BEING CARRIED DOWN STEPS BY MOM WHEN SHE FELL ONTO PTS L SIDE. CRIED IMMED. NOW WONT PUT WEIGHT ON L LEG. FUSSY. DX L FEMUR FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/12/2010	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Stairs or steps
A 4 YOM FELL DOWN FEW STAIRS ON FRONT PORCH, CONTUSION TO THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/27/2010	Age: 12 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Stairs or steps
12MOM MOM CARRYING PT ON HER HIP FELL DOWN STAIRS. LANDING ON PT'S R LE G DX- FEMUR FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/16/2010	Age: 5 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Stairs or steps
5 YOF HAD LARGE MAN FALL DOWN STAIRS ONTO HER AT RESTAURANT. DX: R FEMUR FX.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/09/2010	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Stairs or steps
2 YOM FELL DOWN STEPS. DX FEMUR FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/07/2010	Age: 13 months	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Stairs or steps, Rugs or carpets
13MOF, BEING CARRIED BY MOM WHO TRIPPED&FELL DOWN 2 CARPETED STEPS >>FEMUR FX
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/02/2010	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Stairs or steps
5YOM WAS WALKING UP STAIRS, FELT 'POP', PAIN WITH WALKING, LOCALIZE DIN GROIN AREA DX: SPRAIN TO UPPER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/07/2010	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Stairs or steps, Rugs or carpets
2YOM PT HAD UNWTINESSED FALL DOWN CARPETED STEPS AT HOME, MOM THINKS HE FELL DOWN 10 STEPS. LIMPING ON R LEG SINCE. DX R UPPER LEG CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/04/2010	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Stairs or steps
2YOM PLAYING ON FLAGSTONES AT HOME, FELL OFF STEP; FEMUR FX.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/26/2010	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Stairs or steps
2 YR F FELL ON STEPS;DX FRACTURED UPPER LEG
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/24/2010	Age: 13 months	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Stairs or steps, Rugs or carpets
THIGH STRAIN-13MOM-FELL DOWN CARPETED STEPS-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/20/2010	Age: 9 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Stairs or steps
9MOM MOM SLID DOWN FLIGHT OF STAIRS ON HER BACK WITH PT ON HER BELLY YE STERDAY, NOW NOT MOVING LEG, SEEN BY PMD; FEMUR FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/27/2010	Age: 7 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Stairs or steps
7MOM BEING CARRIED DOWN STAIRS BY 10YO SISTER WHO FELL AND LANDED ON PT S LEG, CRIES WHEN LWR EXTREMITY PALPATED; FEMUR FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 04/24/2010	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Stairs or steps, Other specified plastic products
2 YR OLD MALE FELL AND ROLLED DOWN 6 CONCRETE,PLASTIC COVERED STAIRS WI TH FX FEMUR AND CLOSED HEAD INJ
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 04/19/2010	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Stairs or steps
3YOF WITH H/O OI, ATTEMPTING TO SCOOT UP STAIRS ON HER BOTTOM, SLID DOW N A FEW STEPS AT HOME, REFUSING TO MOVE LEG, ARM; FEMUR FX., CLAVIC FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/14/2010	Age: 9 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Stairs or steps
9 MO FEMALE FELL DOWN STEPS. DX FEMUR FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/20/2010	Age: 12 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Stairs or steps
12 MO MALE SLIPPED ON STEPS. DX FX FEMUR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/13/2010	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Stairs or steps, Floors or flooring materials
5YOM, FELL WHILE RUNNING UPSTAIRS VS SLIPPED ONTO HARDWOOD FLOOR >>THIGH CONTS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/02/2010	Age: 6 months	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Stairs or steps
6MOM PT BEING CARRIED DOWN THE STEPS BY MOM, MOM TRIPPED ON CAT AND FEL L DOWN 5 STEPS. PT HIT HIS R SIDE. VERY FUSSY SINCE. DX R FEMUR FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/22/2010	Age: 7 months	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Stairs or steps
7 MO FEMALE FELL DOWN STEPS. DX FX FEMUR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/15/2010	Age: 12 months	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Stairs or steps, Floors or flooring materials
12MOF FELL DOWN 14 STAIRS UNWITNESSED AT HOME AND LANDED ON THIN CARPET ED FLOOR, NOW W/DEFORMITY TO FEMUR; FEMUR FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 02/08/2010	Age: 14 months	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Stairs or steps
14MOF FELL DOWN 5-8 STAIRS AT HOME, UNWITNESSED FALL; FEMUR FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/28/2010	Age: 6 months	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Stairs or steps
6 MO MALE - MOTHER HOLDING PT COMING DOWN STEPS AND FELL. DX FEMUR FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/14/2010	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Stairs or steps
2YOF, BEING CARRIED BY DAD WHO SLIPPED&FELL DOWN STAIRS, ?# OF STEPS LANDING WITH HIS ELBOW ONTOPT'S LEG>>FEMUR FX
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/07/2010	Age: 11 months	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Stairs or steps
11MOM, BEING CARRIED DOWN STEPS BY MOM YEST. MOM FELL ONTO BUTTOCKS, PT FELL W/ HER. PAIN IN R THIGH SINCE. HOLDING LEG ADDUCTED. DX R FEMUR FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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